DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/04 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 64.6 - - 63.9 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 77 - - 2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 676 - - 2212 - - 2830 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 1649 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1565 - - 3101 - - 3719 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 598 - - 999 - - 1019 - - 431 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 134 - - 245 - - 150 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 311 - - 310 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -833 - - -501 - - 27 - - -776 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2398 - - 3602 - - 3693 - - 1713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4492 - - -6426 - - -7573 - - -2918 ODpotential blCL - - - 6057 - - 9527 - - 11292 - - 3855 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 70 - - 69 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 64.6 - - 63.9 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 52.2 - - 51.1 - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 64.3 - - 64.0 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 50.8 - - 49.8 - - 51.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 77 - - 2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 676 - - 2212 - - 2830 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97916 24 235 24 255 24 238 23 244 97916 90568 12 224 23 241 21 250 19 257 90568 84897 6 226 18 222 19 252 17 269 84897 80207 8 246 10 207 13 245 11 238 80207 76171 8 253 13 237 15 253 13 272 76171 72608 9 280 11 258 14 247 13 271 72608 69376 10 301 14 274 17 274 22 297 69376 66402 13 282 16 269 22 258 29 274 66402 63635 24 303 24 283 26 273 29 282 63635 60951 35 297 34 288 37 285 38 289 60951 58162 44 280 42 279 43 274 42 284 58162 55268 46 274 45 266 45 275 47 285 55268 52503 52 273 49 272 56 280 58 274 52503 49999 57 269 58 276 64 274 58 273 49999 47737 62 268 62 274 62 270 66 281 47737 45686 65 270 63 271 65 276 71 284 45686 43817 71 270 67 269 71 280 72 284 43817 42109 76 268 72 271 74 278 72 282 42109 40537 75 268 75 274 72 278 69 281 40537 39075 71 272 71 278 71 280 66 283 39075 37703 68 272 72 280 72 281 66 287 37703 36380 63 272 73 278 73 280 67 288 36380 35037 61 275 74 278 77 279 69 287 35037 33647 60 276 73 276 77 280 69 287 33647 32213 60 278 71 275 73 283 62 285 32213 30714 59 278 68 279 60 283 55 286 30714 29135 58 278 64 282 51 295 53 289 29135 27474 58 281 58 284 54 300 54 292 27474 25728 56 284 56 286 56 298 56 295 25728 23898 53 284 56 286 57 302 59 299 23898 21987 48 284 53 286 55 305 57 303 21987 19992 44 287 49 284 52 306 52 306 19992 17909 39 295 44 285 44 302 47 304 17909 15785 34 300 38 289 40 293 45 300 15785 13743 28 299 33 292 40 292 44 298 13743 11887 27 291 28 292 37 293 41 302 11887 10239 29 292 26 295 33 293 38 309 10239 8778 31 300 25 301 29 294 34 311 8778 7485 30 307 24 306 24 298 30 309 7485 6344 26 312 21 312 21 309 23 310 6344 5340 21 311 20 315 19 319 20 318 5340 4461 19 310 19 315 19*316 21 320 4461 3684 19 316 17*314 16*311 20 319 3684 2989 18 314 14*312 16 310 19 320 2989 2374 16 321 14 311 15 309 19 320 2374 1861 15*322 13 311 15 309 18 319 1861 1467 14*321 13 310 14 310 16 317 1467 1195 10 317 12 310 13 309 14 314 1195 1030 9 316 11 310 11 309 11*312 1030 937 7 315 9 310 9 309 5*305 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography